Due Date:
11/5/2018
Weighting Percentage:
40%
Addresses learning outcome(s):
On completion of this unit, students will be able to: 1. demonstrate understanding of sustainability as a complex and interconnected challenge requiring multiple perspectives and problem-solving strategies;
2. inquire into different perspectives on sustainability and analyse their ethical and practical implications for professional practice;
3. effectively communicate their knowledge about global and domestic sustainability policies and programs and their opinions about them;
4. demonstrate their capacity to combine professional knowledge and social responsibility through revisioning ways of educating for sustainable human and ecological communities.
Related graduate attribute(s):
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Rationale
This assignment will give students the opportunity to synthesise and applythe learning that they have gained in this unit by custom designing an environmental sustainability project for their own localprofessional context.
Task
Students will research and custom design a 2,000 wordenvironmentalsustainabilityproject fortheir own local professionalcontext.
It is vital that this design does not simply duplicate an existing project, although it can be inspired by and borrow elements from existing projects. The projectdesign must:
address one environmental sustainability issue of localrelevance;
incorporatetwoof the perspectives covered in modules 2, 3 & 4, (environmental science, environmental humanities, and non-western perspectives);
be customised to address the specificities ofthe localenvironmentalandprofessionalcontexts;
be informed by the issues anddebates covered in the lectures and online resources ofthis unit, as well as additional references that are relevant to thelocal context.
Students should structure their assignment by following these guiding sub-headings and questions:
1 Project Overview, Rationale and Aims. What environmental sustainability issue will youaddress in this projectand why? Which two perspectives (from modules 2,3,4) will you bring to this issueand why? What are the aims of the project? How will the two perspectives help you to achieve these aims?
2 Project Context. What is the local environmental context of this project? In which institution, community,town or regionis it designedto take place?What are some of thedistinguishinglocalgeographical, historical, community and/or cultural characteristics that are of direct relevance to your chosen environmental issue? Does this project design fit within aspecificpolicy or curriculum framework?
3 Project Research. Whichdebates aboutenvironmental sustainabilty(either academicor local) have influencedyour choice ofissue and perspectives?Whatacademic literature and/orlocal resources have informed yourproject design? Whatexistingenvironmental sustainabilityprojects or programs have influenced your design? What designelements have youdrawn fromthem and how have you adapted or modified them to address your chosen environmental sustainability issue within yourlocal context?
4 Project Implementation Plan. Who will implement this project? Who are its targeted participants/learners? What is its time-frame(duration,frequency)? What activities will they undertake? How will these activities address the chosen environmental sustainability issue? How will the activities incorporate and reflectthe two different perspectives?How will theactivities address the project's aims? How will it be evaluated?
Writing Style
The body of this assignment will be written in formal first person academic prose, but it can also include diagrams, schedules etc. Standard in-text citations and referencing is required. Links to referencing guides are provided on the Moodle site.
Marking Criteria (% of marks)
1 Design is original and based upon a constructive engagement with issues, debates and resources covered/provided in this unit(5%)
2 Project overview, rationale and aimsare clearly identified, well justifiedand well integrated(5%)
3 Project context provides locallyrelevant and elucidatingbackgroundinformation(5%)
4 Project design is well informed by research, includingacademic andother resources provided inthisunit, andexternallysourced relevant materials(5%)
5 Project implementation plan is well focused upon chosen environmental sustainability issue and customised to local and professional context (5%).
6 Project implementation plan successfully incorporates and reflectstwo perspectives covered in this unit(5%)
7 The design is coherent - participants/learners, time-frame,activities, evaluation are all well alignedwith aims (5%)
8 Quality of writing and referencing (5%)Copy and Paste Your Assignment Here